We outfit the UNC Gillings entrepreneurs with tools necessary for success by promoting, advising, guiding and funding. Seeking out and nurturing practical solutions to big problems, our group provides concierge services for the School’s entrepreneurs, helping them navigate the campus entrepreneurship ecosystem. We manage the Gillings Innovation Labs, yearly awards of up to $150k, for innovation projects that have significant potential to impact public health.

We promote and facilitate UNC Gillings researchers by ensuring research productivity remains strong, catalyzes new partnerships, launches careers, is compliant and continues to advance the field of public health. We connect researchers to services, resources, collaborators and opportunities. We lead research development activities including those centered around our strategic themes, facilitate Team Science and partnerships, manage the research integrity program and provide tools and systems to enhance research collaborations and storytelling. Our group serves as the knowledge management unit for research-related data, analytics and reporting. Explore our research!